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MARCH 27, 2024

After the war, the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota looked at how supermarkets stocked only what they expected to sell at a given time. Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. What Is Kanban?

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MARCH 13, 2024

There are software projects designed for project ERP, but before we get to that, let’s define the term and how it differs from traditional ERP solutions. Having this visibility into project KPIs improves project planning, progress and collaboration. Resources, such as people, materials and equipment, are needed to deliver projects.

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MARCH 7, 2024

It involves how the company will allocate its resources to support business activities that lead to achieving those long-term goals. Another reason to have an organizational strategy is that it provides a roadmap that can be shared across the company and illustrates how those long-term goals will be met.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

To better illustrate how a balanced scorecard works, we’ll also show an example of one and then share a free template to help you get started with yours. It’ll define the strategic goals and then explain how these goals will be met throughout the daily operations of the business or organization across the four perspectives listed above.

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APRIL 25, 2024

ProjectManager’s kanban boards track costs and progress. This created less waste and increased the efficiency of processes. Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. What Is Kanban?

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MARCH 31, 2023

See how ProjectManager’s Gantt chart can help you stay organized. Deliverables can be both the result of the project itself, but also the results of the process of the project, such as the project plan , reports or other documents. Welcome to project management 101. Get started for free today. Projects are made up of deadlines.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

This prevents delays, creates efficiencies and ensures that nothing vital is lost in the flow of the many projects being managed. Here you’ll talk about the scope of the projects being proposed, how much they’ll cost and their return on investment. What is a project pipeline?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in ProjectManager and why construction Gantt charts help deliver projects on time and within budget. Creating a Construction Schedule The construction Gantt chart takes a project and breaks it down into smaller, manageable parts. Construction Gantt charts, therefore, are a natural fit.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

We’ll answer that question and then show you how to measure project performance in your project. Then we’ll show the types of project performance reports that can help steer your project and keep stakeholders updated. But what exactly is project performance? There are six basic constraints to consider. What Is Project Performance?

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MARCH 19, 2024

Suppliers and contractors deliver those products and services that help fulfill the project. Managers want to stay on budget and resources cost money, which is why they use a request for quote (RFQ) to get pricing from suppliers and contractors. A request for quotation differs from a request for proposal or request for information.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Project meetings for teams bring together the group to solve a problem or improve progress to meet certain goals and expectations. Some common ones include a progress report, discussing the purpose of the project or generating ideas, talking about issues that have arisen over the course of the project and approving or rejecting ideas.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Creating a schedule of values is important for the project owner, contractor and subcontractors alike. Having project management software can give you more control over the schedule of values as it relates to costs and monitoring progress. Then we’ll link to a free schedule of values template to help you get started.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Projects are how the software collects common issues. They allow teams to view, manage and report on their work. They’re used in conjunction with boards and at their most simply reflect the cycle of to do, in progress and done. But do they deliver on those promises? The short answer is sometimes. That’s a tall order.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

While widespread adoption is still a way off, the Focused inSights Smart Eyewear 2023 report found that more than a third of adults intend to purchase smart eyewear this year, with early tech adopters and those in urban communities notably likely to make the purchase. Could we soon be seeing smart glasses in the office?

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

This makes it easier to allocate resources across all your projects and always track their progress in real time. Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. What Are Organizational Resources?

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Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Capture metric improvements as part of standard reporting.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You can even use project planning templates to help you manage your project, track progress and risks. They can also filter for the critical path to identify essential tasks and set a baseline to track your planned progress against actual progress in real time. That’s how you deliver on time and within budget.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. These tangible assets can be templates, contracts, processes, reports and financial statements. But there are also tangible items that are just as important. Some of these are called organizational process assets.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

A PMO director is a senior-level position that takes ownership and is accountable for creating, organizing and implementing the strategies and business programs in an organization. Use the roadmap view to track progress, even at the task level, and make insightful decisions about how to allocate resources across projects.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It was created in 2011 by Fog Creek Software. Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Trello is often thought of as the go-to for kanban boards, which visualize workflow. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

A bug relies on a bug report to get that process started. Before we dive into how to make a bug report, let’s go deeper into the definition of a bug report and why it’s so important to software development. What Is a Bug Report? For each new bug, a new bug report is created.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban boards allow you to assign tasks to your team members and track their progress as they go through each workflow step until completion. It outlines practically exactly how kanban can work for your team. So, which is the best project management method if we compare kanban vs. scrum? What Is Kanban? Get started for free today.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Before explaining how to make a construction phase plan, let’s first define the term and note some of the many reasons why one should use it. At the end of the blog, we’ll provide links to some related construction project management templates that can help you with your construction phase plan. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. Let’s define it, explain when it’s used and explore how to make one. Let’s define it, explain when it’s used and explore how to make one. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy. Use the filter to easily identify the critical path and set a baseline to track planned versus actual progress and costs. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It was 15 years later in the 1910s that Henry Gantt created his version of the Gantt chart, one that was widely adopted in Western countries. Then, set a baseline to capture your project plan and compare it to your actual progress in real time to stay on track. Who was Henry Gantt and what was the history of the Gantt chart?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We’ll highlight key features, show you how to build a Microsoft Project Gantt chart and identify some of the pitfalls of the Gantt chart for Microsoft Project. Track Task Percentage of Completion: Tracks the progress the team is making in executing their tasks. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

This is managed by a warehouse management system, which we’ll explain, and detail how project management software can help improve that process. Setting a baseline provides transparency into planned versus actual progress to monitor your warehouse operations to ensure they’re going smoothly. What Is Warehouse Management?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp might have many features, but it’s lacking in reporting, portfolio and resource management features. If you’re not ready to make a decision, let’s take a moment to compare ClickUp vs. Monday and see how the two software products stack up against one another. But are either of these true project management tools?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire a construction superintendent or want to land that job yourself, you’re going to have to consider what you need or how to frame a resume to show you’re the one for the position. Another aspect of the construction superintendent’s job is to make estimates on how much the work will cost. Many things.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Construction sites are a complex orchestration of many different skills executed by many different subcontractors. They all have to work together and a site engineer is one of the professionals who’s responsible for that smooth operation. What Is a Site Engineer? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Then we’ll discuss how to manage business projects (hint: it’s like project management). These aren’t projects in the sense that they create revenue for the business. There are many examples of a strategic project, but all will be new and create a strategic advantage for the business so it can have a competitive edge.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

They are going to want to know how the project is progressing and whether it’s scheduled to deliver on time and within its budget. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has customizable reporting features that can be easily shared in a variety of formats to keep stakeholders updated. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Excel project budget templates are one of the most popular tools to create a project budget. Because of the hurdles of using Excel for project budgeting, many project teams are now using Google Sheets to create their project budgets and collaborate online. Why Should You Use This Project Budget Template for Google Sheets?

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MARCH 5, 2024

There are hundreds of analog and software tools you can use to create a calendar, such as your phone’s calendar or the Google Calendar that you’ve probably used to schedule work meetings. So why should you create this Google Sheets template? ProjectManager’s project calendars are ideal for tracking your team’s progress.

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JULY 4, 2023

All projects use reporting to monitor progress and performance, but in construction reporting is especially important. Construction reports are more varied and chart everything from project status to incidents and compliance. What Is Construction Reporting? That doesn’t mean construction reporting is verbose.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Information technology (IT) involves the use of computers, digital storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange electronic data. IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them.

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